energy efficiency: Will An Energy Star Refrigerator Pay For Itself? - 09/18/10 01:44 AM
Yes. I discovered that a new Stainless Steel Energy Star Refrigerator will pay for itself in electricity savings. My 1989 Almond Fridge works perfectly but after 21 maintenance free years I just want a Stainless Steel Fridge. I need a good reason to dump the almond fridge since we are in a recession. Here's the answer: an energy star fridge will save me $880 in electricity savings over the next 5 years. Hopefully Stainless will still be in style. If you go to the Energy Star Website they have a Refrigerator Retirement Savings Calculator. You simply plug in the model number and the website gives you specific
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energy efficiency: 178 Light Bulbs | Old vs CFL vs LED - 09/06/10 06:26 PM
178 light bulbs can create a large electric bill depending on the kind of bulbs you use. I recently sold the home pictured below that has 178 light bulbs. It was vacant, I was doing a photo shoot and I kept flipping on light switches. I wondered how many light bulbs are in this place? 1, 2, 3... 178 bulbs and only 6 are energy saving CFL compact florescent lights (or as my 5 yr old says: ice cream cone bulbs). I didn't count low voltage yard lights, oven lights, under counter lights, pool lights or bulbs in the attic. I went outside and looked at the
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